Science

Astronauts need oxygen. Magnets could help

Adding a magnet could simplify the process of producing oxygen in space, making ...

Streaked shearwaters poop only while flying over the ocean

In-flight defecation may help the birds stay away from feces that can contain pa...

Ancient hominids made long road trips to collect stone ...

A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmakin...

The oldest known black hole formed more than 13.3 billi...

The Webb telescope found that a far-off little red dot is the oldest known black...

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See how aerosols loft through Earth’s sky

Aerosols, small particles in the atmosphere like salt and dust, may offset a thi...

How flossing a mouse’s teeth could lead to a new kind o...

Flu viruses often enter the body through mucous tissue in the nose. Researchers ...

Squashing the spotted lanternfly problem may require en...

The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to 17 states and can threaten vineyar...

Scientists re-create a legendary golden fabric from cla...

Sea silk, once spun from endangered clams, may make a comeback — thanks to disca...

Dinosaur teeth reveal some were picky eaters

The enamel in fossilized teeth reveals some dinosaurs preferred to eat particula...

New clues emerge on how foods spark anaphylaxis

In two studies of mice, a molecule called leukotriene helped trigger food-induce...

A giant planet may orbit our closest sunlike neighbor

Alpha Centauri A, four light-years from Earth, may host a gas giant. If confirme...

This ancient Siberian ice mummy had a talented tattooist

Researchers reconstructed a roughly 2,000-year-old woman’s tattoos, from prowlin...

7 stone tools might rewrite the timeline of hominid mig...

Excavated implements suggest a Homo species arrived on Sulawesi over 1 million y...

A newly discovered gene helped this moss defy gravity

A gene called IBSH1 helped spreading earthmoss thrive at high gravity, hinting a...

This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration

Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may r...